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State Regulators Push Cell Providers to Maintain Service During Blackouts

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Jeff Luong, vice president of the Radio Access Network Construction for AT&T, spoke at a CPUC public hearing on Nov. 20, 2019, on poor or disrupted cell service during wildfires and other power shutoffs. (Lindsey Moore/KQED)

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